Handle-attaching means for mops.



A w. SEVERNS. HANDLE ATTACHING MEANS FoR'MoPs.

APPLICATION FILED OCYT- 22. i913.

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ILLEAI SE'V'ERNS, OF GHCAGC-, LLINOS.

Application ,jic Gctober 22, l.

it known zhut l, WILLMM Summe, a citizen of the lji'iiteil Setes,residing ai; Chicago, in the couiijf ei' n ecol; :incl State ofIllinois. lime ini'eneil Cerwin new and useful iiwroveziieiits iiilliihcllefitecliihf Meeus 1 Megs of which che following 1 a speciicamon.

lily invention relates io improvements iii moes oreerahly those knownpolish maiis, for removing fusi from. and reses ing the luster o iishefliis wood-Work, linoleum, and the like and hss particular reference 'toncvei iiieziiis for adjustebly corr meeting ehe. handle with 'Elie heedof the mep, whereby ehe heiiflle may be sic-veci io various angularpesitiens Wih relation to xthe mop head nml le mep head com'eriienulyiiisiiipuleeii.

fili imiporieii object ei his invention is io Bronce L eifelhandle-a-sching means 'es coiiiieet the hanche the mop heed forpermitiiig the handle to 'be anguerly moreel with relaties to the mophead and t-ohclfl the same iii sdjusmen et desired Singularpositiohs'with ieleioh thereto., ii further olsieci; of ehe izisfeiiionis lo provide liemll-e-ettecliiiig means of "al above meiiioned characerwhich are sel afijusting, whereby ehe necessity of soiling 'the fingerser hands by Contact with spart `or parts of siich-haiiclle-ettachihgmeans is eiioideri; 1

s. furiier ohjlec; of the invention is izo ciofide ineens of the shoveilien'ieiied elle;-

i iii construction,

renie, cem'eiiien in use, emi in- :hiecivs emi edensges of this iiiheapparent during ehe couise of che ollowiiigj escriptieii. h

in she eccoizipenymg drawings L x orming s of this speciiicatioiismi-iin which i. sumerels are' employed to designate like partethroughout he same, Figure is perspective ew of mhp and han:- lilierewith7 sy my improved. 'mg meins Fig. a side elehe same, parisbeing broken sweya end elevagieii of' the handle- 'iesiis when uponline- 3-3 of iisg iii Ahe clireciori of he is a transverse sectionalview teken' on liiie fi-4f of 1 emi looking in ih@ rlrwztifm of thearrows. Fie'. is e side Specicaton of Letters Estesi.

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serial ilo. 796,391.

messe, eiilig. T is a longitudinal sectional View through e sleeveincluded in the heuciie-eachmg means.

In che drawings, wherein for the purpose 'of iilustreioii is shownpreierreel embodiment el ii j; invenioii, the numeral l@ csign-aies amep heed, which is prefer-ably triangular, is shown. This mop heeelcomprises a tubular supporlzing rod or iframe receiving portion ll, fromwhich depends layer or layers ci' absorbent mserisl 1Q, preferablyformed of ecrfl. The ubuhir poi-sion ll is preferably triangular, shown,for receiving a. triangular or angular supporting freine 35 preferablyforme-fl of a, sctiei eif suiigeoly siti" rod or Wire. The

35-A 13 extend ousiif'sicily heyoncl the iiaiigular subtiles poiion l etone apex thereof, providing preferably parallel spaced extensions le,iifhich are preferably arranged in the seme horizontal plane with *hetubular poi tion ll. N further elescription o1" che mop heeel i9 isshcught to'be necesser5 it heilig surlcieh to Seite sheezhe same ispreferably of she censruetioiitully described in detail in my co-pehdihg application for polish maps, iled. July if?, 1913, Seriall No.779,493,

rEhe numeral clesignetes e handle ilo be adjustably connected with thevincp heeel 1G lig' means of lianle-eitaching means io ce described,escl which constitute the Qresenl:-

' ihvention.

These `lower free .J zfebly formed hy bending such free eiifis upontheiiiseles, as shown.. The sleeves Cl sie iigidly mounefl upon' theextensions le ef ihe' simcorting 'frame 13,4 ends of hese free ends o'she rienvfler supporiing ir-ame l'iiriore:clearly shown at 22', forpreventing the' lu'gfthereof extending outwardly beyondv eleevesf'romslipping oil of the same. O ne ythe plates lis provided adjacent itsleave 21, as more clearly sllown 'in Fig. ,2, @"'thlaterally extendingtongues 23 and 24 y-,iiclrengage'the other platealf. The plates areprovided upon their outer faces with autw'a'rdly bulging radial lockinglugs or i 2,5, .preferably formed by forcing the "tial-'ofthe sameoutwardly, which are about central openings 26, as Wine-f v v lhe'e'oacting element or part 13 of the "gc constructionepmprisesoppositely arp ,spaced ,plates `er disks il?, lformed cnnvergingV arms28, carried by a sleeve 7 a .,The plates .or disks 27 are provided neradially disposed locking recesses 3U,

raged, to receive the locking ribs -or lugs ch plates oi` disks beingalso provided central openings 3l. The plates or Us' SlT-are arrangedoutwardly of and in yriidelole'engagement with t'he plates 19, the

" the, sam e,`. es shown. 'The plates or disks 27 provided; adjacent theconverging arms Y 'withinwardly extending lugs 32, adapted eng'gewiththe lug 20 to positively limit wardf swinging movement of the 'lement orpart 18, the downward swingingmovementbeing limited by the eny vento'the arms 28 with the sleeves 21. lseeing through the openings 26 and 31is a transverse'bolt `or rivet '33, carrying lapertured preferablyannular sockets or cups ne, vthere being a clamping or adjusting nutupon one end of the bolt 33. Arranged within the socketsarecoinpressible coil sprinlgs 36, which engage the plates4 or disks 27.t is kthus-seen that the springs 36 will yieldingly hold the plates ordisks 2'! in engagement with the plates 19, whereby'whein snliicientforce is l applied to'tlie hinge ele Anient or part 18 the same may beangularly adjusted with relation to the element or part il7and locked inadjustment at desired angular'positions with relation thereto, by theribs or-lugs 25 fitting. within the openings or `recesses 30. The sleeve29has its contiguous edges provided with a tongue and groove y ordovevtail joint 37. Tlic sleeve 29, arms 28, and plates or disks27v arepreferably formed ififom a single section of suitably sti sheet -metahwhich isl vstamped into the desired shpe and subsequently bent toornithe di erentelements. y y

The handle l5, which may be of any well vlfuiown or preferredconstruetio'n, has one vend arranged Within the sleeve 29 and isprovided with a thread groeve 39 adjacent the lower. end thereof. Thisthread groove reeeivesa thread eif? formed upon the inner of the sleeve29, by bending 'the material of the saine inwardly.' it is thus seenthat simple and reliable means are f the coacting plates 19 and disks 2provided with the locking ribs and recesses. By having the handle thusangularly adjustably connected with the mop head, the latter may beconveniently manipulated within ordinarily inconvenient or inaccessiblequarters,

such as Within corners, under radiators, furniture or the like, It hasbeen found particularly useful to angularly adjustably conneet thehandle to one corner or apex of the triangular mop head, owing to thehighly convenient manner in which the entire appa,- ratus may belused.

It is to be understood that the invention herewith shown and describedis fto be taken as a preferred example of the "85 forni ofmy same, andthat various' changes in the shape,

size and arrangement of parts maybe 17e-f sorted to Without departingfrom the spirit f of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

y Having described my invention, I claim 1. A device of the characterdescribed,

comprisingI a plurality of inner apertured vflat plates arranged sidebyside in engage ment with each other, a reduced strip 'bent uponitself'and formed integral with the. y

upper ends of'the inner plates to connect them and eirtending upwardlybeyond-the same for a substantial distance to serve as a stop shoulder,a lplurality 'of co-acting apertured plates arranged upon the outersides of the inner plates and provided with upwardly extending .fingersto,y engage with the stop shoulder, a pivot-element passing through thetwo sets of apertured plates, and

spring means carried by the pivot element,

and forcing the two sets .of platestoward .each other, lsubstantially asdescribed.

2. device ofthe character described, comprising a pnir of aperturedvplates arranged side by side in engagement with'each other wpith theirlower transverse ends bent outwardlyv forming elements for engaging mopvhead attachin means, aV supporting member, and yielding pivotalconnecting nieans between thesupporting member and the plates wherebythe supporting member may be swung to dili'erent angular ositions withrelation to the plates and loc (ed ina iis selected angular positionwith relation thereto. y

'3. A device of the character described, comprising a section of sheetmetal bent upcn itself between its ends providing integral platesarranged sidey by side inengagpement with' each other and havinn theirlewer'ends bent outwardly' for prlll j fix 7 :w g @E me chafa-.stew@asx-mede member paim" mn libs; a l Gp head in pressante G" im@ endscom-

